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Memorials

S. Spirito cloister 157 Benino di Neldo de Redolfini

Situated In

S. Spirito -- chiostro -- 3. west walk, side of piazza S. Spirito -- W row 1

Rosselli Number	157.0
Memorial Type
Status	extant
Current Repository	in situ
Primary Installation	floor
Secondary Installation	with wall component(s)
Tomb Form	tabernacle
Liturgical Orientation	W
Height	40.5
Width	28.0
Documented Types	monumento
Component Parts	relief sculpture
Decorative Elements	shield shield-like motif, with a form combining oval and triangular elements, typically having three sides, often rounded, with the form being wider at the top and tapering to a point at the bottom; often elaborated with strap-work, scrolls, and mantling Alternate Names: shield of arms Getty ID: 300247394
Material
Database ID	12935

Inscriptions (1 total)

+ •$•BEnInO • nELDI / dEREDOLFInI / 3 FILIO 4 • ~

A tomb for Benino di Neldo from the Redolfini family and of his sons

Individuals (6 total)

del Benino, Benino di Neldo (de Ridolfini)		circa 1330s to present
del Benino, Benino di Neldo (de Ridolfini)		after March 1340	a
del Benino, Andrea di Benino di Neldo (setaiuolus)		after March 1340	b
del Benino, Andrea di Benino di Neldo (setaiuolus)
del Benino, Francesco di Benino di Neldo di Ridolfino
del Benino, Stefano di Benino di Neldo

Groups (1 total)

circa 1330s to present

Sources (3 total)

Catalogo generale dei Beni Culturali	rec. 0900298119
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy)	pp. 36, no. 157
ASF, Manoscritti, 250, Priorista Mariani III	fol. 659v

Notes

[a] It seems certain that Benino di Neldo was buried in the tomb he installed and had inscribed with his name and coat of arms.
[b] Stefano Rosselli cites a book of the friars noting that the tomb belonged to Andrea.